There are a few of label variations for this release. Originally issued in 1980 as Zulu Nation Throwdown, it was reissued in 1982 as just Throw Down. Also the circular logo on the labels has no stem on the original but on the 1982 reissue there is an added stem on the B side. Both issues were released in plain white sleeves. All pressings have the same track list.

There is also a later 2000’s reissue which has a printed sleeve with Rap Classics 1980 on it. They seem to have done a few of these including Zulu Nation Throwdown #1 and Tanya Winley’s ‘Vicious Rap’. Over the years there have been several pressings, some bad, some good. Points to look for on reissues are blurry print, glossier labels, slightly different label textures, etc.

Label: T.F. RecordsReleased: 1980Format: 7"Country of Origin: USStyle: Rap/ Go-Go
Trouble Funk are a funk/R&B group out of Washington DC and became one of the biggest groups on the go-go scene, following in the footsteps of Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers.They debuted in 1980 with the track ‘E Flat [more]

Label: Profile RecordsReleased: 1985Format: 12"Country of Origin: US
With a few releases to his name already, Kool Kyle needs no introduction, however, who is Billy Bill? Well Billy Bill aka William Waring is one of the unsung heroes of hip hop.Bill began as a b-boy with long time friends, Kurtis Blow and Danny Harris [more]

Label: Quality RecordsReleased: 1983Format: 12"Country of Origin: CanadaStyle: Electro
Excellent cover version of the Kraftwerk classic. After searching for information about this it seems that apparently Kraftwerk didn’t want their version in the film or on the soundtrack so the label got a session group to [more]

Label: Midnight Sun RecordsReleased: 1985Format: 12"Country of Origin: USStyle: Electro
19th Fleet were actually the production duo of Kevin Calhoun (R.I.P.) and Matt Noble and this track was a result of their experimentation with sampling, synthesizers and drum machines. Not bad for a bit of ‘messing [more]

Fresh Beat Records (US) [FBR-001] 1984
Treach DJ Mr. Mixx and Fresh Kid Ice originally rapped together as the Rock On Crew before joining forces with Amazing Vee and renaming the group the 2 Live Crew. This is their debut release and features much more socially conscious lyrics than their later sexually explicit releases which they are [more]

Fresh Beat Records (US) [FBR-002] 1985
This is the second release from original 2 Live Crew members and the final release for short-lived Fresh Beat Records. The scratch version featuring the beatbox solo by MC Jammin C was made famous here in the UK by the likes of Mike Allen.
Amazing Vee left the group following this [more]

Bee Pee Records (US) [BP 251] 1984
This is the only release by 4 Killer MC's and features Lil Monsky. It is produced by Bernard Thomas and Lewis West.
There are a couple of label variations for this release which are both pictured. One version just has the telephone number but no address on the label and has the featured artist as [more]

Posse Records (US) [POS-1221] 1986
Afrika Islam learnt the art of mixing and producing under the guidance of Afrika Bambaataa. He was a DJ and MC for the legendary Rock Steady Crew and was also a brief member of the World Famous Supreme Team before moving to Los Angeles where he became good friends with Ice T.
They teamed up with [more]

Posse Records (US) [POS-1222] 1986
This was the more uptempo follow-up to "Cars", an idea put together by Vansilk using replayed elements from Eric Clapton's "Layla". The track was once again produced by the artists and was mixed by Afrika Islam and Grandmaster Caz.
There are a couple of Japanese reissues of this track complete with [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 879] 1986
Second release from “Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)” and another musical masterpiece from Bambaataa with a little help from legendary house music producer “Little Louie” Vega from Masters At Work, Gail “Sky” King, Joey Gardner, Craig Bevan from Kartoon Krew, etc.
The B side is a more [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 865] 1985
Unreleased track from the “Planet Rock” album produced by Fats Comet and featuring Melle Mel with the addition of Busy Bee & Ikey C on the B side. This only ever made it to the test pressing stage and was never released.
Side A
Who Do You Think You're Funking With? (featuring Melle Mel) [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 880] 1986
Third and final single from Bambaataa’s second album but this was a promotional only issue and was never officially released. The title track is a cover version of infamous 1969 track by MC5 (Motor City Five) with Bam on vocals and goes to showcase his very diverse taste in music. “Funk Jam Party” is [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 849] 1984
Another banging release this time featuring Shango, another group formed by Bam. This is the fourth release from Bambaataa’s “Planet Rock” album and was also featured in the movie Beat Street.
It was released in a full picture cover showing a scene from the movie. A later reissue was [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 870] 1985
First release taken from Bambaataa’s second album “Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)” with production from Fats Comet and featuring vocals from Double Cross MC’s, Dynamic Force, Shango, Soul Sonic Force and more.
There is a standard release with 5 tracks which includes a hidden track on side A and [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 831] 1983
Follow up to the classic “Planet Rock” and another classic that hit even harder produced once again by Arthur Baker & John Robie with an instantly recognizable intro. Parts of the track have been sampled artists such as DJ Khaled “Holla at me”, Black Eyed Peas “Weekends”, Bomb The Bass [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 839] 1983
Third single from Bambaataa and just as hard hitting as the last. This was the first release to come with full picture cover. Artwork was by a cartoonist named Bob Camp who also done the artwork for Newcleus and worked on The Ren & Stimpy Show.
The track takes elements of the soul track “Message [more]

Label: Tommy Boy Records (Unofficial Promo)Released: 1981Format: 12"Country of Origin: Japan
As explained in the Zulu Nation Throwdown post, The Cosmic Force weren’t exactly a set group. For this track they were Sabu, Baby Biggs (RIP) & Lisa Lee.The track was recorded in 1981 and was a hybrid of disco rap [more]

Tommy Boy (US) [TB 812] 1981
MC Sundance, Master Bee and Charlie Choo began as MC's for the legendary Disco King Mario before leaving with Mario's DJ, DJ Jazzy Jay, to join Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation. They were later joined by Master Ice and formed part of the Soul Sonic Force, however, due to the large size of the group they [more]

Label: T.F. RecordsReleased: 1980Format: 7"Country of Origin: USStyle: Rap/ Go-Go
Trouble Funk are a funk/R&B group out of Washington DC and became one of the biggest groups on the go-go scene, following in the footsteps of Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers.They debuted in 1980 with the track ‘E Flat [more]

Label: Profile RecordsReleased: 1985Format: 12"Country of Origin: US
With a few releases to his name already, Kool Kyle needs no introduction, however, who is Billy Bill? Well Billy Bill aka William Waring is one of the unsung heroes of hip hop.Bill began as a b-boy with long time friends, Kurtis Blow and Danny Harris [more]

Label: Quality RecordsReleased: 1983Format: 12"Country of Origin: CanadaStyle: Electro
Excellent cover version of the Kraftwerk classic. After searching for information about this it seems that apparently Kraftwerk didn’t want their version in the film or on the soundtrack so the label got a session group to [more]

Label: Midnight Sun RecordsReleased: 1985Format: 12"Country of Origin: USStyle: Electro
19th Fleet were actually the production duo of Kevin Calhoun (R.I.P.) and Matt Noble and this track was a result of their experimentation with sampling, synthesizers and drum machines. Not bad for a bit of ‘messing [more]